...FIN 535 – International Finance COURSE DESCRIPTION Presents international financial tools, applications, and concepts used in formulating effective financial management strategies. Examines fundamental international financial relationships and transactions among firms, foreign exchange rate determination and forecasting, foreign exchange risk and exposure, balance of payment accounting, and evolution of the international monetary system. Analyzes special topics such as working capital management strategies, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and optimal capital structure in the context of international operations. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Madura, J. (2012). International financial management (11th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western, Cengage Learning. Supplemental Resources Al Nasser, O.M. (2010). How does foreign direct investment affect economic growth? The role of local conditions. Latin American Business Review 11, 111-139. Kornecki, L. & E. M. Ekanayake. (2011). Inward FDI stock in the U.S. economy and state based determinants. Advances in Management, 4(6), 13-24. Ranjan, V. & Agrawal, G. (2011). FDI inflow determinants in BRIC countries: A panel data analysis. International Business Research, 4(4), 255-263. United Nations. (2011). Foreign Direct Investments in LDCs: Lessons learned from the decade 20012010 and the way forward. United National Conference on Trade and Development. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Compare multinational financial management...
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...Running Head: Volvo Page 1 Volvo Case Study Assignment 2 Dr. Clifton G. Howell Sheryl Tumey CIS 500 27 October 2013 Volvo Page 2 Volvo is known for making quality cars that set a standard for safety and reliability, five of its 2013 models are ranked in the top 10 for quality, safety and reliability (USNEWS) Since it separated from Ford in 2010 they have made vast improvements in technology. Judge how Volvo Car Corporation integrated the cloud infrastructure into its networks. Volvo has taken innovation to a new level by integrating selling cars with the technology of Microsoft‘s Business Productivity Suite beginning right after the change in ownership. By using the cloud they are able to use the IT staff to focus on the car instead of building a program. They have successfully linked over one thousand supplier’s world wide since its inception. Volvo has also been able to link employees in sales, design and tech support, making problem solving a non issue. They have recently signed with Ericsson’s “Connected vehicle cloud platform” which will power in car applications and infotainment (Gigom.com). Explain how Volvo Car Corporation transforms data into knowledge...
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...During The Salem Witch Trials and The Rosewood Incident deaths, accusations, and many other crimes were committed. The Salem Witch Trials and The Rosewood Incident occurred in two different time periods, but had many things in common such as the crimes committed which were false accusations and the killing of innocent people. The Rosewood Incident was known as The Rosewood Massacre. It took pace in Rosewood, Florida in January 1923. The Rosewood Massacre started when a rumor was passed around about a women being raped by a black man. Before the rape a teacher was killed at a school. The man who was accused of killing the teacher was also accused of the rape. The man was also black. At least six blacks and two whites were killed during The...
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...The Advantages of a relational Model According to ACME Global’s website the mission of ACME Global is to “Help clients achieve profitable growth by aligning and improving customer facing processes and by continually seeking ways to improve operational performance"(“ACME Global,”2014) Because of your consultants over 100 clients maintain successful business with financially and operationally sound strategies. To continue this success and expand on that success a relational model would be easy to use. The revision of any information as tables consisting of rows and columns is much easier to understand. This would play a vital role in organization of not just your consultants but when you stop and look at your clients and the data you are responsible to managing along with the common data and information you want to know. An E-R Model provides Flexibility: Different tables from which information has to be linked and extracted can be easily manipulated by operators such as project and join to give information in the form in which it is desired. This would be most beneficial to you when you look at your areas of Strategic Development and Business planning, marketing & Sales Strategy and your Operations and Organization Management. In all of these are areas are key data and resources of ACME Global that would be enhanced by using a relational model. Purpose of an E-R Model Specific to ACME Global Consulting ACME Global along with your partner Deegit, Inc. deliver innovative...
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...Economic indicator Leading | Co-incidental | lagging | 1. Average work week 2. New order 3. New plant 4. Delayed delivery 5. Stock price 6. Money supply a. Narrow money b. Broad money 7. Lending/borrowing rate 8. Consumer expectation | 1. Non-aggregate payroll 2. Personal income 3. Transfer payment 4. Sales | 1. Unemployment rate 2. Duration of unemployment rate 3. Crime rate 4. Loan size | Economic indicator analysis in Bangladesh: Economic prospects The GDP growth forecast for FY2016 is revised somewhat higher still with the expectation that exports will grow with continued economic recovery in the US and the euro area, strong expansion in remittances will boost consumption demand, private and public investment will pick up as the business climate improves under a stabilizing political situation, and spending will increase under the annual development program. The ADO 2015 Update retains the ADO 2015 projection for average inflation in FY2016, which matches the central bank’s monetary policy statement. Although higher public sector wages and upward adjustments to administered prices for natural gas and electricity from 1 September 2015 will exert inflationary pressure, the easing of supply constraints, a cautious monetary policy, and a better crop outlook should keep inflation in check. Export growth in FY2016 is projected to improve to 6.0% as economic growth in the euro area and the US strengthens. Imports are projected...
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...Problem Set Problem 1 The local distribution center of a major grocery chain sources frozen vegetable packets from a supplier in Lexington, Kentucky. The vegetable packets are packed in 500-packet cartons and the distribution center sources them at the rate of $375 per carton. The distribution center estimates the annual demand for the frozen vegetables to be 60000 cartons. The fixed cost of placing an order, including transportation costs, is $700. Given the warehousing and cold storage costs, the grocery chain estimates the holding cost of inventory to be about 8% of the unit cost (in cartons). Determine the economic order quantity, the time between placement of orders and the total annual cost (i.e., sum of holding and ordering costs). Solution to problem 1 EOQ =2 * Annual Demand*Ordering CostUnit Holding Cost =2 * 60000 *7000.08*375 = 1673.32 Thus, EOQ (Q*) = 1673.32 cartons The time between order placements = EOQ / Annual Demand = 1673.32 / 60000 = 0.028 years Annual Holding Cost = (Q* /2) * Unit Annual Holding Cost = (1673.32/2) * (0.08 * 375) = 25099.8 Annual Ordering Cost = (Annual Demand / Q* )*Ordering Cost = (60000/1673.32)*700 = 25099.8 Total Annual Cost = Annual Holding Cost + Annual Ordering Cost =$50199.6 . Problem 2 Shoe House is a footwear retail chain operating in the Pittsburgh area. The company needs to plan for the...
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...Assignment of Quantitative Techniques 1 Submitted By: 1 | Kaushal Kant | 50017 | 2 | Ratan Deep Kumar | 50033 | 3 | Shalini Srivastav | 50038 | 4 | Saurav Singh | 50037 | 5 | Himanshu Kumar | 50014 | 6 | Nitin Anand | 50027 | Group No:4 (QUESTION) National Rural Health Mission had planned and runned anti smoking ad campaign in state of Bihar, for that district wise survey was conducted as below. But depending upon the survey NRHM planned to focus more on those districts having standard score of population more than 0.1 units. After six months again survey was conducted on people picked randomly from each district of Bihar and age of 100 people were noted down those who have left the habit of smoking. 1.) Find the districts that were laid more emphasis for ad campaign. ...
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...Case Study: #1 - The Big Data Challenges Arnechia Washington Professor Durgin CIS500 Info Syst Decision-Making January 26, 2014 Volvo Car Corporation has incorporated the cloud infrastructure into its networks to globalize the company. “With hundreds of sensors and CPUs embedded throughout the car — from the brakes to the central locking system — data is now being captured for use within the vehicle itself, and also, increasingly, for transmission via the cloud back to the manufacturer” (Strader, 2011). Volvo’s data Warehouse has multi-terabytes of data from the hundreds of sensors and CPU’s that are embedded throughout the car as well as data from customer relationship systems. The Cloud platform allows implementing and evaluating real-time information systems to transform data into knowledge. This will give Volvo a competitive advantage over other car companies and allow their offices no matter the location to immediately take advantage of the data that is stored. There are two different cloud infrastructures within their infrastructure: service cloud and vendor hosting. Service cloud is used to support the customers and while their customers are operating the vehicles. This will enhance the car from the information that is gained based on the design and performance level of the car. Vendor hosting is used for the data that is located in separate warehouses. This platform allows the data to be consolidated into one place and reduces the cost to maintain, operate...
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...Running head: THE BIG DATA CHALLENGES The Big Data Challenge Albina Galieva CIS500 - Information System for Decision Making Dr. Jonnie Drake, PhD July 25, 2013 The Big Data Challenges Introduction Living in a world where economies, political freedom, social welfare and cultural growth increasingly depend on our technological capabilities, big data management and, most importantly, the knowledge that can be obtained from it, has enormous potential to benefit individual organizations. While in production teams it is increasingly asked to “do more with less”, in relation to data we are asked to “do more with more” (Big Data, 2013). Judge how Volvo Car Corporation integrated the cloud infrastructure into its networks. The Volvo Car Corporation is one of the auto business' generally distinguished marks, with a long and glad history of planet heading improvements. At Volvo, travelers and drivers come in the first place, and the organization takes human-focused plan genuinely, continually striving to advance a percentage of the most secure autos out and about (Volvo cars , 2009). The organization offers give or take 400,000 autos every year over the world. The Volvo Company separated from Ford in 2010. They broke free from an IT infrastructure that they use to have. Before it contained of a tangle of dissimilar systems and licenses. They needed a new stand-alone IT infrastructure that could provide better boost communication capabilities, Commercial Intelligence and...
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...336-753-0212 40 West Take the Hwy 601 exit, turn (L) at top of ramp Follow Hwy 601 past Lowes, Food Lion & Sonic Keep straight, go through stoplight at Sonic, then take an immediate (L) turn onto Hospital Street (beside Foster Drugs) (Look for Gym 365 as a landmark) Take an immediate (L) into office complex. Stay on top level, proceed to end suite Salisbury Office 512 Klumac Road, Suit 3, Salisbury 704-633-5447 40 East to 52 South to 85 South Take the Jake Alexander Blvd exit, turn (R) Stay in the right-hand lane Turn (R) onto Klumac Road Follow past Trinity Oaks & small bridge Turn (R) into Klumac Square Proceed to (L) corner Walnut Cove Office 235 North Main Street (PO Box 683, Walnut Cove 27052) 336-591-1124 52 North Take the Germanton (Route 8) exit, turn (L) Continue through Germanton Turn (L) at the Shell Station onto Route 8 towards Danbury Turn right on Brook Cove Go to the end of Brook Cove; the office is located on the right at the intersection of Brook Cove and North Main Street OR 40East, 52 North, Take Germanton Rd Exit and turn (L) continue to follow this road until you come to end, Turn (L) onto Hwy 311. At next stop light turn (L) onto Brook Cove Rd., then immediately (L) into parking area. Office is located directly across the street from SunTrust...
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...Gray Manhein 1124 South 16th St Oxford, MS 38655 901.487.2164 October 15, 2012 Mr. Chuck Britton Vice President of Plant Operations nexAir, LLC 1211 North McLean Blvd Memphis, TN 38108 Dear Mr. Britton: I am writing to you at the suggestion of Ben Waller of Praxair, Inc., who mentioned there is currently an open position in the Management Trainee program. I am searching for an opportunity in a management program. nexAir has been very successful in the past few years, so I am very interested in this opportunity. I am currently studying Business Management at the University of Mississippi and will be graduating soon. I have already had work experience with nexAir working at the plant, and they said I am always welcome back. I arrived to work on time every day and stayed late whenever I was asked. I was even at work at 4 AM some mornings, so you know hours will not be a problem for me. I was placed with the critical power group during my work there, a position that is very important to the operation of the company. I never made a mistake on the customers’ orders and I always checked the trailers accurately. I got along well with my fellow employees and never had any problems working with them. I understand the companies’ goals, and I feel like I can help nexAir continue to grow and succeed. I am confident that I will benefit the operation of the company through my work ethic and ability to communicate my ideas with others. My phone number is 901.487.2164...
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...Overview Of Caribbean Airlines Caribbean Airlines (CAL) was incorporated in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on September 27, 2006 when the previous British West Indies Airways (BWIA) was found to be no longer viable. In that same year, the airline also purchased Tobago Express. Flight operations commenced on January 1, 2007 with 128 weekly departures to 10 markets. The company initiated a simplified fare structure which offered discounted fares to senior citizens and students. The Airline launched a Web check-in feature allowing passengers to check in for flights and print boarding passes via the Internet. CAL operated 93.9% of its flights on time, surpassing the aviation industry’s on-time performance standard of 85%. The company also exceeded industry standards with an impressive lost baggage rate of 0.7 (less than one bag lost per thousand passengers) during their first years of operations. The airline codeshared with British Airways and added a Boeing 737-800 to meet major regional events including Cricket World Cup and Jazz Festivals. CAL also added special charters to other Caribbean countries. Other programs were added including Caribbean Airlines Brand Camp, where employees were appointed Brand Ambassadors. The customer service programs resulted in customers rating CAL at an 81% satisfaction rate. CAL was able to transition customers who participated in BWIA’s loyalty programs to their Caribbean Miles membership CAL’s head office in Port-of-Spain...
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...Theo Jenkins Ln., Room A2 Bristol 32321 Peggy Sue Hall Wakulla County (850) 926-3122 (850) 926-3172 3295 Crawfordville Hwy, #4 Barry Blvd. Crawfordville 32327 Derek Sims HEAD START CENTERS PHONE 203 N. Fifth St. FAX ADDRESS CITY ZIP LEAD TEACHER Bainbridge Road (850) 385-9928 (850) 385-9929 2303 Bainbridge Road Tallahassee 32303 Maritza Mousa Bond (850) 222-9235 (850) 201-2060 1805 Keith St. Tallahassee 32310 Shiwana Powell Franklin County (850) 670-2800 Ext 1626 Eastpoint 32328 Shelia Shaw Jefferson County (850) 997-2379 (850) 997-8116 950 Mamie Scott Dr. Monticello 32344 Helen King Louise B. Royal (850) 201-0090 (850) 681-9288 1124 Duval St. Tallahassee 32301 Tiffani Lowe Murat Hills (850) 580-3227 (850) 580-3285 1888 Jackson Bluff Road Tallahassee 32304 Antenette Larkins South...
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...How Data Mining can help a business Data mining can help business strike gold when preparing products for a consumer. However, what is data mining? The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) defines data mining as “the process of finding correlations or patterns among dozens of fields in large relational databases” (N.D.). Oracle helps refine this definition, as this method “provides a way to get at the information buried in the data” (Oracle, N.D.). Oracle goes on to state how data mining helps find “patterns that sometimes elude traditional statistical approaches to analysis because of the large number of attributes, the complexity of patterns, or the difficulty in performing the analysis” (N.D.). There is petabytes of data for many companies and agencies to sort though. Many turn to cloud systems, or run programs that extract the data for them from their sources. UCLA goes on to define data as including operational data, nonoperational data, and Meta data. They use this information to help find associations, relationships, and/or patterns with in the data. They use this to develop knowledge about historical data. Companies like Volvo started to leverage cloud computing. They felt that each car could provide information that improved each car as it was built and driven. They also felt that the information provided by each car could improve the consumer experience while driving one of their cars. To support this, Volvo developed a sensor suite that contained...
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...as if the Salem Witch Trials and the Holocaust would have little in common.They occurred at totally different periods in history. The Salem Witch trial and the Holocaust have things in common, many people were killed in both of these events. The Salem Witch Trials took place in 1692 where over 200 people were accused of witchcraft (History.com). It all started with a group of girls dancing in the woods and then rumors started around town that they were conjuring spirits (History.com). It had got to the point where if someone did not like another person then they would lie and say that they other person was a witch just so they would be killed (History.com). Series of investigations and persecution caused 19 people to be convicted (Miller 1124). If someone would do anything strange then they would be automatically accused of conjuring spirits and they are possessed by the devil ( History.com). It started family feuds and innocent people were killed (History.com)....
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